Garment-supporter



(NOModeL) O. A. TURNER.

GARMENT SUPPORTER.

Patented Nov. 11, 1890 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFI E.

CLAYTON ALLEN TURNER, OF MILW'AUKEE, ISCONSIN.

GARMENT-SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 440,449, dated November11, 1890.

Application filed May 28, 1890. Serial No. 363,472. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLAYTON ALLEN TURN- ER, of Milwaukee, in the count-yof Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in a Stocking-Supporter, of which the following is adescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which area part of this specification.

My invention relates to the novel features in a stocking-supporterhereinafter to be particularly claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents my complete device as arranged andused in connection with a short-legged stocking or sock such as is wornby gentlemen. Fig. 2 isman edge view of the clip or safety-buckleadapted for securing the device to the stocking. Fig. 3 is an end viewof the safety-buckle. Fig. 4 is a view of the safety-buckle with amodified form of device for connecting it with the clastic band.

In the drawings, the dotted lines A. represent the outline of a leg andthe dotted line B the top of the stocking. A metal plate 0 has itslateral edges curved outwardly around and upon the extremities of a wireD. These curved sides or wings E E of the plate are closed tightly downon the ends of the wire D and secure it rigidly to the plate 0. At thelower end of the plate 0 a central projection F therefrom is curvedrearwardly upon itself, forming a lateral aperture through which thetongue G of the buckle is inserted and in which it is hinged. The tongueG is formed of a piece of wire sharpened at its extremities, its centralpart being inserted and located in the projection F, which forms a hingeor eye for its reception, the two ends of the wire of which the tongueis formed being bent at right angles at a little distance from theprojection or hinge F. A part H, projecting from the upper end of theplate 0 centrally, is curved outwardly and downwardly and terminates ina cross-head projecting laterally beyond the sides of the shank of theprojecting part II, which extended parts are turned inwardly toward theplate 0 at both ends, forming a keeper I, adapted to receive thereunderand retain the otherwisefree ends of the tongue G. The parts or shanks KK of the tongue G near to the projecting part or hinge F are arranged tobear against the lower edge of the plate 0 when the free ends of thetongue are carried inwardly toward the keeper I and hold them whenwithin the keeper firmly against the inner sides of the keeper, beingonly capable of being released therefrom by sufficient force to springthe ends of the tongue inwardly away from the keeper, the tongue beingconstructed of elastic wire therefor. The two parts of the wire D, theends of which are secured rigidly in the plate G, are brought togetherat a little distance from the end of the plate and are twisted upon eachother for a distance, forming a stem L, the medial part of such wirebeing formed at the upper end of the stem L into a ring M. An elasticband N is secured permanently at one end to the ring M, and at its otherend is inserted adj ustably in the buckle or clasp O of the hook P. Theclasp O is provided with two laterally-extending slots, there being anintermediate bar about which the band N is passed from the under side,and whereby the band is secured adjustably in the clasp of the hook. Thehook is adapted to engage the ring M and retain the band N about the legwith the buckle depending therefrom. The tongue G of the buckle isadapted to be inserted through the stocking and secured by forcing itsfree ends beneath the keeper I.

I11 the modified form of device shown in Fig. t a chain L is usedinstead of the stem L to connect the buckle with a ring D used insteadof the ring M on the stem L.

A flexible cord may be used instead of the chain L; but I prefer therigid stem L either to a chain or cord.

hat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-=- 1. Astocking-supporter consisting of an elastic band N, provided at one endwith an adjustable hook P, and a ring M secured to the other end of theband N, in combination with a buckle consisting of a metal plate 0,provided with a swinging tongue G and a keeper I, and a stem L, rigid tothe buckle, the ring M being constructed as a part of the stem L,substantially as described.

2. In a garnientsupporter, a buckle constructed of a metal plate 0, thecentral lower 10 parts bent at right angles at a little distance fromits central support in the plate 0, and

the stem-Wire D, having its extremities secured rigidly in the plate 0and projecting therefrom at the upper end of the plate, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CLAYTON ALLEN TURNER.

Witnesses:

G. T. BENEDICT, ANNA FAUST.

